A new era in Somalia 22 Aug – Source: Khaleej Times – 445 words It was indeed a historic day in Mogadishu, the capital of war-torn Somalia, on Monday, when over 200 members of a new parliament were sworn in by the country’s chief justice in a makeshift premise near the heavily-guarded airport zone. The […]
Somali MPs sworn in to historic parliament 21 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan/BBC Somali Service – 194 words Somalia’s first formal parliament in more than 20 years has been sworn in in the capital, Mogadishu on Monday, marking an end to an eight-year transitional period. The MPs held their first session at Adan Adde International airport, […]
Somali parliament sworn in but presidential election delayed 20 Aug- Source: AFP/Hiiran Online- 744 words War-torn Somalia’s new parliament was sworn in Monday on the tarmac of the capital’s airport in a ceremony protected by African Union troops, the latest bid to end two decades of conflict. However, the election of a new president was […]
AU Special Envoy congratulates 602 Somali Army graduates 17 Aug – Source: AMISOM – 231 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Mission for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Diarra has sent his congratulations to the Somali National Army after over 600 Somali troops on Tuesday graduated from AMISOM-organized training in Uganda and […]
Committee excludes warlords, rebels and armed groups from Federal Parliament 16 Aug – Source: Garowe Online/RBC – 98 words The Technical Selection Committee (TSC) rejected over 70 former politicians applying to be members of parliament who according to reports did not meet the criteria, Garowe Online reports. The TSC have not officially stated why the […]
Ugandan president, UN envoy discuss Somalia elections 16 Aug – Source: Daily Monitor/ Xinhua – 162 words Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that Uganda is ready to support Somalia as the troubled Horn of African country nears an end to the transitional period that will see new leaders on Aug. 20. A State House statement […]
AMISOM is politically neutral, says Wamunyinyi 15 Aug – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 159 words The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has said it is politically neutral when it comes to the forthcoming presidential election in Somalia. In an exclusive interview with Bar-kulan, The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union […]
Choppers were cleared, Kenya army chief says 15 Aug – Source: Daily Monitor – 221 words Kenya’s Chief of General Staff Julius Karangi says the ill-fated Ugandan war helicopters had been cleared and undergone the normal formalities to transit the Kenyan airspace. Gen. Karangi told the Parliament committee on Defence and Foreign relations yesterday that […]
Spokesman: more peacekeepers to be deployed in Baidoa, Beledweyne 14 Aug- Source: Radio Risaala- 114 words African Union mission in Somalia spokesman, Col. Ali Aden Haamud said, in an exclusive interview with Risaala radio, that there is a plan to increase the numbers of AMISOM troops deployed across the country. Djiboutian peacekeepers are expected to […]
Two burnt Ugandan army helicopters found in Mt Kenya 14 Aug – Source: Capital News/Standard/New Vision – 172 words The burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters was found Tuesday, two days after crashing in a remote mountainous region of Kenya while flying to war-torn Somalia, army officials said. “The aircraft have been found but […]